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Trevor Hancock: Why carbon pricing is good for your health

Trevor Hancock: Why carbon pricing is good for your health

Encouraging reduced use of fossil fuels by making them more expensive will result in less air pollution, reducing the health impacts of both air pollution and climate change.
Our Community: United Way launches campaign, tea lovers gather for festival

Our Community: United Way launches campaign, tea lovers gather for festival

The fundraising goal for the United Way Southern Vancouver Island’s 2024 community campaign is $4 million
VIU researchers aim to create a reliable test for biotoxins in shellfish

VIU researchers aim to create a reliable test for biotoxins in shellfish

Coastal Indigenous communities are at higher risk of being affected by paralytic shellfish poison because their diets rely more heavily on seafood
Geoff Johnson: Business admin, computer science among top options for post-secondary courses

Geoff Johnson: Business admin, computer science among top options for post-secondary courses

High-school grads should ask themselves: ‘Am I a people person or someone who prefers to be given a task and be left alone to accomplish it?’
Monique Keiran: Forestry centre's 'tree cookie' now includes Indigenous history

Monique Keiran: Forestry centre's 'tree cookie' now includes Indigenous history

The Euro-focused timeline of the previous display has been replaced by an exhibit that documents Indigenous and settler milestones and environmental changes
Trevor Hancock: Forget 'axe the tax.' Try 'pay the price'

Trevor Hancock: Forget 'axe the tax.' Try 'pay the price'

Either we start paying the full cost of our depredations on the planet’s ecological systems and natural resources, or our children and grandchildren will be paying the price
Our Community: South Island Powwow returns; debris pulled from local waters

Our Community: South Island Powwow returns; debris pulled from local waters

Local and mainland First Nations have been invited to participate in the powwow, which will feature a traditional grand entry
Geoff Johnson: Educators need to begin planning for coming population bump

Geoff Johnson: Educators need to begin planning for coming population bump

British Columbia’s population is projected to reach 7.9 million by 2046, up 44% from 2023
One jellyfish arrived in B.C. decades ago. Thousands of clones spread to 34 waterways

One jellyfish arrived in B.C. decades ago. Thousands of clones spread to 34 waterways

Scientists are trying to understand the impact of the gelatinous invaders, whose numbers are increasing as the climate warms
Centuries-old Pentlatch fish trap panel connects K’ómoks, Qualicum people to their ancestors

Centuries-old Pentlatch fish trap panel connects K’ómoks, Qualicum people to their ancestors

The 550-year-old Pentlatch fish trap panel is the largest and most complete of its kind that exists today, and measures approximately six metres in length and 70 centimetres wide.